Learning objectives
The student will learn the basics of the association between diet and health, with a specific focus on nutrition-associated diseases, the mechanisms explaining this relation and the methods for its assessment.
Prerequisites
Basics of human nutrition.
Course unit content
- Dietary regimes
- Hunger and satiety
- Nutrition-associated diseases
- Nutritional surveillance
Full programme
- Dietary regimes
Vegetarianism
Dietary intolerance
Trendy diets (low carbs, Zone...)
- Hunger and satiety
Endocrine signalling
Nutrients
Measures
- Nutrition-associated diseases
Overnutrition diseases
Undernutrition-diseases
Allergies and intolerances
Nutrition-related behavioral disorders.
- Nutritional surveillance
Strategies and methods to measure food intake
Nutritional epidemiology
Bibliography
- Alimentazione e nutrizione umana - Il pensiero scientifico editore
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam
Other information
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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
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